Actually, registration is hard to accept for masked individuals, but for ordinary citizens, it's quite beneficial.
At least when something happens, responsibility is clear, and it's easier to investigate.
For example, when a superpower incident occurs, based on the traces left at the scene, it can be deduced who has been here. Zheng Xian just needs to search through records to find a suspect and deploy members who can counter them.
Even if nothing happens, it's an invisible constraint that can make Supermen sober up a bit, so they don't act recklessly.
This is why the Celestial Dynasty is far stronger than other countries in the Marvel World, not only do the people live peacefully, but even Superpower Users are quite honest.
As a Superpower User, you don't have to join secret departments, but you must register, comply with national arrangements, and regularly go to designated locations for review, like a vehicle inspection.
Even now, if Su Ming asks Zheng Xian how many Superpower Users the Celestial Dynasty has, he can immediately report a fairly accurate number, with more detailed information stored in his mind.
This gives the Celestial Dynasty significant control over Superpower Users, forming a hidden power within society.
And this model makes the United States restless in the future. After the Avengers accidentally kill someone, they want to use the opportunity to push a similar registration bill, resulting in a civil war.
Heroes in the United States, indoctrinated with liberty and democracy from a young age, can't bear this! The national circumstances are different; copying the Celestial Dynasty's measures won't end well.
But speaking of it, if a civil war must erupt in the United States later, Su Ming will definitely stand on the anti-registration side.
After getting a 'famous saying' from Charles, Su Ming immediately concluded that the ones causing trouble behind the scenes were the Holy Shield Brotherhood, making the situation much more complex.
At this point in time, there are actually only two forces daring to claim they are the guardians of Earth's barrier.
One is Kama Taiji, which was established roughly 800 years ago to specifically handle threats from alternate dimensions and various Magic Realm incidents.
Su Ming is quite clear that assassinations and inciting warfare are not something he does.
Before the establishment of Kama Taiji, there was a force specifically dealing with alien threats, that is Holy Shield. The establishment of Kama Taiji was just to fill in the gaps, targeting Earth's lack of Magic Protection.
Around 2000 BC, Holy Shield fought against the Alien Insect Race, securing Earth's existence.
Even Apocalypse was once a member of the Holy Shield Brotherhood, but after the Insect Race perished, it was time to resolve internal conflicts.
The person who founded the Holy Shield Brotherhood was Imhotep, who was the leader in defeating the Insect Race, adept at using the weapon with a shield in the left hand and a spear in the right, both of which were weapons from the Celestial Gods Group.
Unfortunately, although he was a mighty warrior, he was an ordinary human with limited lifespan.
Apocalypse rose to power in Egypt and turned against the Brotherhood, forcing the Holy Shield Brotherhood to go underground and eventually faced its first split.
Through the long course of history, the ancient Celestial Dynasty People, due to differences in ideology and others, took the Divine Spear back to the East, reestablishing the Holy Spear Association, led by Zhang Heng during the Han Dynasty.
Meanwhile, the Holy Shield Brotherhood moved to the then more prosperous Rome and settled underground, with many of them extending their lifespans through technology and magic.
But always being underground left them lacking control over surface matters.
Thus, entering modern times, they established a subsidiary organization or a cover, to operate on the surface in their stead.
This organization is called the Twelve Palaces, where the twelve leaders each symbolize a constellation and work together to continue addressing threats in the Cosmos.
However, great trends in the world suggest that longtime divisions end in unifications, and unifications eventually end in divisions. The Twelve Palaces controlling the global underground forces gradually fractured into numerous scattered small forces.
Such as the New Twelve Palaces, SSR, Hydra, Leviathan, Hand Union.
Nonetheless, the purpose of establishing this organization was achieved. Despite the disintegration of the Twelve Palaces, the Holy Shield Brotherhood still successfully remained hidden.
There are spies from Holy Shield among these forces, like Howard and Nathaniel, who as the most outstanding scientists of their era, perfectly meet the recruitment criteria of the Holy Shield Brotherhood.
As for the Holy Spear that early on split from Holy Shield, it continued to develop smoothly without much turbulence, except for Zhang Heng's death during the Ming Dynasty era, when the second-generation leader Zheng Xian took over.
Now, they are no longer called the Holy Spear Association; they are known as relevant departments, and in the future, they are also called the Divine Spear Bureau.
Really, when it comes down to it, the strength of the Divine Spear Bureau far surpasses that of S.H.I.E.L.D. Just the number of Celestial Father Level Gods enforcers they have is significant.
However, Zheng Xian, the sagacious 'slinty-eye,' is wise enough to lower himself to be discreet, boldly disguising a thousand-year-old organization as S.H.I.E.L.D.'s equal.
Anyway, it's just a harmless White Rabbit; they don't get involved in other countries' affairs or participate in major events on Earth. S.H.I.E.L.D. only manages the Celestial Dynasty's land, and even if someone fights to the death outside their gate, Zheng Xian acts as if he doesn't see it.
Similarly, don't even think about the people fighting outside your door coming in. If they come in, he'll deal with them.
But how can Su Ming not see through Zheng Xian's little schemes?
After confirming that the ones causing trouble were the Holy Shield Brotherhood, Su Ming immediately sought external support, as compared to these organizations with thousands of years of history, Kama Taiji is still somewhat lacking.
Whether it's negotiating or planning to confront them directly, having a tiger-skin flag is always advantageous.
And his plan is obviously something Zheng Xian has not yet guessed; Zheng Xian is equally unaware of the intentions of the Holy Shield.
Now let's see how to trick him into getting in the car.
During the waiting time for the tea to brew, Su Ming and Zheng Xian circled around using various diplomatic speak.
When the assistant brought the tea over, both hurried to take a few sips, truly parched.
Both were highly tight-lipped, and neither managed to extract information from the other.
"Whew... Director Zheng, I just went to Atlan, and you really put me in a tough spot." Su Ming gently put down the teacup.
Zheng Xian raised an eyebrow: "Oh? How so?"
"Well, it's just that... never mind, it's nothing, let's not mention it." Su Ming started to talk but suddenly seemed to remember something, adopting an enigmatic demeanor.
"Haha, as long as it's nothing serious."
Zheng Xian was somewhat curious, but since Su Ming wouldn't talk, he was helpless, just feeling an itch in his heart.
"And then there's the matter of the mutants, truly a... never mind, you have a lot of mutants under your command, better not discuss this." Su Ming tossed out a new topic, but again cut it off himself.
"Oh? Foreign mutants indeed have living conditions not as good as ours in the Celestial Dynasty." Zheng Xian seemed to speak with feeling, slowly shaking his head: "It's truly because the foreign governments overreact, superpowers generally bring more benefits."
Zheng Xian's words were purely giving lip service, standing and speaking without discomfort. He can absolutely handle mutants in the Celestial Dynasty; leaving aside the Celestial Court or Eight Immortals, just inviting a few from Kunlun can deal with the issues.
Who can the United States rely on? Currently, the only obvious superpower user is the Torchbearer, who isn't fully developed mentally yet.
Rely on Steve to keep mutants down? No chance.
Su Ming smiled in silence, a smile that made Zheng Xian uneasy before stopping: "It's not about that issue, let it be, you'll find out in the future."
Zheng Xian wished he could grab the other's neck and shake him wildly, making him spill all the intel, but he definitely couldn't do that: "Oh, haha, then I look forward to finding out."
Seeing his expression, Su Ming felt assured.
What weakness does a special agent head like Zheng Xian have?
It's an overly intense curiosity; they're always truth-chasers.
Su Ming would start conversations and then abruptly end them, unsettling Zheng Xian's mindset, and this was laying the groundwork for later dialogues.
Previous stories were left incomplete; the third story told, he might take it seriously.
"Speaking of which, has there been any significant movement in the Holy Shield Brotherhood lately, are you aware?" Su Ming pretended casually to top off his teacup, slowly sipping as he did.
Smoke curled within the office, filled both by cigar burn and tea steam.
Zheng Xian signaled the person at the door, who immediately left the office, closing the door on the way out, perhaps to check intel.
Zheng Xian smiled broadly at Su Ming: "I would love to hear the details."
"It's almost mealtime, why don't we discuss it over food?" Su Ming again redirected the topic.
If he wasn't the Supreme Mage, someone as cheeky as him would have been shot by Zheng Xian already, but at the moment he could only pretend nothing happened, smiling: "I apologize for overlooking that, Mr. Wilson indeed is a Celestial Dynasty expert, naturally we ought to discuss matters at the dining table; let's have roast duck for lunch today, it would be a shame if we don't try it while in the Imperial Capital."
Su Ming put down his crossed leg and patted his knee: "Then I'll respectfully accept your offer, let's have Maotai for drinks, it's known as the state banquet beverage?"
Zheng Xian stood up as well, his eyes still a narrow slit: "Mr. Wilson certainly has heard quite a lot of things. If it weren't for appearances, I'd almost think you're Celestial Dynasty people."
"Haha, there's talk of reincarnation in Celestial Dynasty circles, maybe I was a Celestial Dynasty person in a past life?"
"Makes sense, please."
"Please."
Very courteously, the two walked out of the office and headed right from the underground facility back to the surface, boarding the car prepared sometime before.
At first glance it might seem like Zheng Xian exposed the secret base, allowing Su Ming to tour the underground defense works, appearing very friendly.
But Su Ming knew that their real base was a circular Cloud City, possibly floating right overhead now.
Relevant departments are the world's largest special agency; even in the future, after Thanos snaps his fingers, the Divine Spear Bureau still maintains a 150,000-person agent team, terrifyingly robust.
The underground bunker Su Ming entered earlier was sparsely populated, barely a handful despite its large underground structure, easily guessed as a mere facade.
The entire underground setup was just a blinding technique plus a fishing trap; Zheng Xian loved using himself as bait to fish.